twilightpony | Manehattan Transfer

Spike is back from his VIP duties at the Crystal Empire Pan-Equestria Fireworks Festival. They pampered him some more, great food, a prepared speech, applause... They even gave him a big bag of gems to eat. They didn't last the train trip back. He says the fireworks were spectacular and that it's going to be hard to choose a winner.

I went around and all my friends are set to go to Manehattan with Rarity later this week. Fluttershy is going to leave her critters in the care of Amethyst Star, with the help of Spike. Spike will also be in charge of minding the castle while we're away and assisting Starlight Glimmer, if she needs it. Pinkie, Applejack and Dash were all able to shift their schedules to be free for this trip. So we're just waiting for Rarity to stitch up her last patterns and we'll be off!